text_original: Serfdom superseded the older relation of the free villagers to their overlord ; the military system of Europe began to be territorial instead of personal ; great fiefs grew up under dukes and counts almost entirely independent of royal authority; and feudal castles rose on every hill on the banks of the Rhine and the Seine.
text_transcription: SERFDOM SUPERSEDED THE OLDER RELATION OF THE FREE VILLAGERS TO THEIR OVERLORD THE MILITARY SYSTEM OF EUROPE BEGAN TO BE TERRITORIAL INSTEAD OF PERSONAL GREAT THIEFS GREW UNDER DUKES AND COUNTS ALMOST ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT OF ROYAL AUTHORITY AND FEUDAL CASTLES ROSE ON EVERY HILL ON THE BANKS OF THE RHINE AND THE SEINE
phonemes: sˈɜːfdəm sˈuːpɚsˌiːdᵻd ðɪ ˈoʊldɚ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fɹˈiː vˈɪlɪdʒɚz tə ðɛɹ ˈoʊvɚlˌɔːɹd ; ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɪstəm ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp bɪɡˈæn təbi tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl ɪnstˈɛd ʌv pˈɜːsənəl ; ɡɹˈeɪt fˈiːfs ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ˌʌndɚ dˈuːks ænd kˈaʊnts ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi; ænd fjˈuːdəl kˈæsəlz ɹˈoʊz ˌɔn ˈɛvɹi hˈɪl ɔnðə bˈæŋks ʌvðə ɹˈaɪn ænd ðə sˈeɪn.